Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've always found the World pretty safe too, perhaps it's the crazy look I've perfected. A friend of mine went South to North in Africa without anyone trying to steal his camera so it's even possible in the less legally restrained parts of the World. Mind you, even he got kidnapped by FARC for 9 months when he tried to walk from Panama to Colombia. Neil -----Original Message----- From: FRANK DERNIE [mailto:frank.dernie@btinternet.com] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 11:30 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Best Lenses To Take To Honolulu I have been travelling to different countries 20+ times per year for nearly 30 years now. The only places I have had problems were USA and Italy. Frank --- Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl> wrote: > Thinkofcole@aol.com wrote: > > > > This is really basic, and maybe it's me, but > the days are long gone > > when you can wander around a strange city with > lots of expensive camera equipment > > around your neck and feel safe. > > Once you step outside your hotel, whether or > not you're carrying a > > camera, you're a tourist [with money in your > pocket] and fair game for all sorts > > of low lifes. Without even touching you, a sneak > thief with a knife or razor or > > a kid on a motorcycle can relieve you of your > Leica or handbag and be gone in > > seconds before you even realize the loss. > > I think this is unnecessary paranoia. I have happily > walked around > London, Amsterdam, Zurich, Madrid, New York, Tel > Aviv, Milan, Rome, > Paris etc. etc. with my Domke 803 containing 2 M > bodies, a VC R body, > and four or five lenses. You obviously have to use > common sense, but if > you are so scared of using your Leicas, then what is > the point of owning > them? Sure, you can be a victim of theft anywhere, > which I why I have a > rider covering my photo equipment as part of my > homeowners insurance > (and yes, it also covers the stuff when I am > travelling). For a > non-professional this kind of cover is pretty > inexpensive. > > Nathan > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice.